Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)

Institute Profile

Nestled in the serene setting of a beautiful countryside, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, is recognized as a preeminent federal public university devoted to higher education in specific disciplines of engineering, natural sciences and formal sciences. Although PIEAS offers BS, MS, M Phil and PhD degree programs, yet the postgraduate degree programs dominate. In addition to the degree programs, PIEAS also offers specialized short courses to engineers, scientists and other professionals for their continuing professional development. The length of these courses varies from 2 to 18 months and the areas covered have included reactor supervision and operation, health physics, medical physics, laser technology, vacuum technology, computer applications advanced reactor safety and management sciences. PIEAS's highly qualified faculty matched with excellent infrastructure are instrumental in its endeavor to offer high quality education in the disciplines of engineering and applied sciences, fulfill national and regional requirements for highly qualified professionalsand contribute to the welfare of humanity through education, research and development.

Degree Programs

The disciplines and the degree programs offered by PIEAS have been tabulated below. The regular duration of BS and MS / M Phil degree programs is 4 and 2 years, respectively.

Discipline

Degree Program

BS

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PhD

Chemical Engineering

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Electrical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

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Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

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Nuclear Engineering

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Computer and Information Sciences

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Medical Sciences

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Physics

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Fellowship Program

The majority of MS / M Phil students at PIEAS are sponsored by national organizations. The students receive a monthly stipend of Rs. 25000/-. The sponsored students do not pay any tuition fee and they are provided free hostel accommodation.On completion of MS / M Phil degree, the sponsored students are inducted by the sponsoring organizations with three premature increments and a benefit of 3-year service towards their first promotion.

Faculty

PIEAS has around 135 highly qualified full-time faculty members in the diverse fields of physical sciences, engineering and medicine. Eighty (80) of them have PhD degrees from the reputed institutions of USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, China, Japan, Austria and Australia. Another 25 faculty members are expected to complete their PhD studies during 2013 and 2014. PIEAS faculty members have published more than 650 papers in international journals and have been decorated with 03 Sitara-e-Imtiaz, 02 Tamgha-i-Imatiaz, 3 President's Pride of Performance, 1 President's Medal for Technology, 1 Aizaaz-e-Kamal, 3 Aizaaz-e-Fazeelat, and 9 Best Teacher Awards.

Academic Infrastructure

The PIEAS campus is sprawled over an area of about 150 acres. The physical structure comprises of 9 academic blocks, 8 workshops, production-plants for of liquid nitrogen and oxygen, 30 laboratories, lecture halls, video-conferencing facility, conference rooms, a 400-seat auditorium.

A state-of-the-art computer center with 200 computers provides computational facilities around the clock for seven days of a week. PIEAS is an associate of PERN network has the access to HEC Digital Library that can be accessed from any one of the 1500 nodes of PIEAS Local Area Network. Internet facilities are available even in student hostels. The PIEAS library holds a repository of more than 15000 artifacts and it also subscribes to both technical and academic journals. PIEAS Library has extended hours to facilitate students' access to the library. A new library block is under construction.

Residential Facilities

PIEAS provides hostel facilities for both female and male students. Majority of the students stays in the hostels. There are eight hostel blocks including a separate female hostel, subsidized mess, canteen, fitness centre, a rest-house, indoor and outdoor sports facilities. A post office, a bank and shops for commonly required items are available in the vicinity. A newly constructed mosque is a recent addition.

Research and Industrial Liaison

PIEAS, today is a multi-faceted educational institution, with academic and training programs being conducted at the highest level in a broad spectrum of disciplines. These are complemented by an active R&D program, which now also extends to working on industry related projects. In this context, several products of industrial use, like PC-controlled drill machine, PC-controlled milling machine, and robotic manipulators have been developed. Specialized systems for educational purposes such as PC-controlled multi-variable tank have also been supplied to various institutions. Currently there are more than 100 doctoral candidates registered in the PhD program in Nuclear Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Nuclear Medicine and Computer Science.

Tradition of Fairness, Merit and Excellence:

The educational programs at PIEAS are open to everyone who fulfills needed qualification and academic excellence. There is no quota of any sort. Admission to undergraduate programs is based upon performance in the entry test and the marks obtained in matriculation and FSc examinations. For candidates with O-level and A-level education, equivalent marks are used. Admission to the graduate programs is based upon the entry test and interview. However, the candidates must fulfill the minimum criteria of performance in the pre-requisite examinations and degree.

PIEAS's Reputation

Regularity in classes and other academic activities has the top priority at PIEAS. Faculty members are highly qualified and devoted to their profession. The infrastructure and the environment at PIEAS are highly conducive for scholarly pursuits. All of these inputs facilitate turning out of a special class of graduates, who look forward to work on challenging technical tasks.

Ranking, Honors and Awards

Performance of PIEAS graduates in national organizations has been outstanding and their contribution to national programs have been recognized through conferral of national civil awards, namely, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance. PIEAS’s excellence was recognized on the national level when PIEAS was declared to be the best Engineering University in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in its first ever ranking of universities in year 2006. PIEAS successfully defended its title as the Best Engineering University in Pakistan in HEC’s second ranking carried out in year 2012. PIEAS has active links with the reputed universities in developed countries and these links have been very helpful for excellent development of PhD program at PIEAS.